Village Furniture, Inc. v. Associated Insurance Managers, Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
STATON, Judge.
Village Furniture appeals the entry of summary judgment in favor of the Associated Ins. Managers, denying Village Furniture of the coverage of an insurance policy protecting it against loss due to fire. The following issues are presented for our view:
I. Whether the agent had a duty to explain the contract terms which pertained to the problem for which Village obtained the insurance policy?
II. Whether the agent assumed the duty to explain the terms of the contract pertinent to Village’s needs when the agent voluntarily undertook to explain other terms of the contract?
Reversed.
Vill…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ogden Estate Ex Rel. Ogden v. Decatur County HospitalIndiana Court of Appeals · 1987
- Town & Country Mutual Insurance Co. v. SavageIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- Eleanor L. Burns v. Rockford Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
3Cited by15 opinions
- Filip v. BlockIndiana Supreme Court · 2008
- Medtech Corp. v. Indiana Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1990
- Helen C. Holtz v. J.J.B. Hilliard W.L. Lyons, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
- Anderson Mattress Co. v. First State Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993
- Rollins Burdick Hunter of Utah, Inc. v. Board of Trustees of Ball State UniversityIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
10 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.